S. William Hinzman
Encyclopedia
Scott William Hinzman is an American
actor
and film director
.
in the horror film
Night of the Living Dead
(1968). Hinzman also played roles in the films Legion of the Night
(1985), Santa Claws
(1996), Evil Ambitions
(1996), and The Drunken Dead Guy (2005). He played one of the lead roles in the Independent horror film River of Darkness
alongside Kurt Angle
, Kevin Nash
and "Psycho" Sid Vicious (aka Sid Eudy
).
in 1986, and Flesheater
in 1988.
United States
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actor
Actor
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and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Acting career
His first role was the cemetery zombieZombie
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in the horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
(1968). Hinzman also played roles in the films Legion of the Night
Legion of the Night
Legion of the Night is a 1995 horror film directed by Matt Jaissle and stars Tim Lovelace, Jeff Rector, Ron Asheton, Heather Fine, and S. William Hinzman. The film revolves around a scientist who experiments with reanimation of corpses, accidentally creating zombies...
(1985), Santa Claws
Santa Claws
Santa Claws is a 1996 horror film written and directed by John A. Russo. It stars Debbie Rochon as a Scream Queen B-movie actress who is stalked by an obsessed fan....
(1996), Evil Ambitions
Evil Ambitions
Evil Ambitions is a 1996 horror film directed by Mark Burchett. The film stars Paul Morris, Amber Newman, David Levy, Lucy Frashure, Renae Raos, Debbie Rochon and S. William Hinzman. The plot revolves around a public relations firm that is secretly a front for Devil worship. Young female models...
(1996), and The Drunken Dead Guy (2005). He played one of the lead roles in the Independent horror film River of Darkness
River of Darkness
River of Darkness is an American horror film by director Bruce Koehler. The film features professional wrestling stars Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, and Sid Eudy as well as Ray Lloyd in a minor role.-Plot:...
alongside Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
, Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
and "Psycho" Sid Vicious (aka Sid Eudy
Sid Eudy
Sidney Raymond "Sid" Eudy is an American professional wrestler, best known as Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling, and as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in the World Wrestling Federation...
).
Directing career
He later directed the films The MajorettesThe Majorettes
The Majorettes is a 1986 horror film. It was filmed at Cornell High School in the Pittsburgh suburb of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. It was directed by S. William Hinzman, who also starred in George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. It was written and produced by John A. Russo, from his own novel...
in 1986, and Flesheater
Flesheater
Flesheater, sometimes written as FleshEater or Flesh Eater, is a low budget 1988 independent horror film, specifically a zombie movie, by Bill Hinzman. Hinzman, who wrote, produced, edited, directed and starred in the film, is best known for playing the cemetery zombie in George A...
in 1988.